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Sat 24th Feb at 10:30am
Hackney Report written by Sooz
Five go-getting GoodGymers created one lovely loggery for local wildlife at Hackney Marshes.
It was a beautiful sunny February morning at the Marshes, as Sooz, Jen, Alex, Deirdre and first timer Karthik joined Gideon and Nina to build a new home for small mammals, critters and insects in the area.
They wheeled barrows and equipment around the football pitches before settling on the perfect site for their muffin-shaped masterpiece.
It was strenuous work for the fivesome but there was no stopping this team!
Jen started by creating the first of five holes to fit the stakes, and Karthik collected logs, whilst Alex, Suze and Deirdre and then Karthik took turns with the stakes.
Nina showed the group how to dig out the undergrowth and leave entrance holes for the small mammals like field mice and snakes. They then built up the loggery with piles of strategically placed logs and wood chipping.
Gideon even took a break to give a group of local ramblers a short ecology talk!
Before long the team were taking shifts collecting chippings and “GoodGym favourite” leaf mulch, whilst Karthik helped Gideon and Nina to nail the wire frame around the stakes.
After more chipping and mulching - and a lot of heavy lifting - the muffin-esque loggery was complete.
Mission accomplished!
Friday 16th February
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Wed 24th Jan at 6:30pm
Hackney Report written by Joel Wiles
4 Goodgymmers made their way to Wilton Estate to help the community gardeners there prep the beds for the year ahead.
Dan, Suze and Anne trotted over from the London Fields meeting point, while Lobo arrived on bike from another Goodgym task in Tower Hamlets.
The first job was to clear last year's dead foliage from the beds and fork over the soil ready for planting.
Next, the volunteers were set to task on the raised beds. Lobo gladly accepted the surplus spinach on offer and shared his recipe for spinach soup.
After more raking, forking and general clearing, the group declared the task complete but GoodGym will be back to lend a hand again in February.
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